Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard this life checklist: Graduate. Get a job. Save up. Buy a house. Sound familiar? Yeah — me too. I used to chant that mantra like gospel. Truth is, I still kind of do. I work hard, hustle smart, all with one goal: to get my own home.
But after two decades knee-deep in economic data, watching the numbers and trends unfold, I can tell you the world has changed dramatically. Between shifting social lifestyles and crushing economic pressures, today’s reality looks very different. And with it, the very idea of “home” is being redefined.
A 30-year prison sentence.
Here’s the brutal math: A house in Bangkok or any major city starts at 3-5 million baht. That means monthly payments of 18,000-25,000 baht (US$555 – US$771) stretched over 30 years. For someone earning 30,00050,000 baht (US$926 – US$1,543) monthly, half your paycheck is gone.
“I work 60 hours a week to afford a house I sleep in for 6 hours!” That’s not living that’s existing in economic purgatory. Should a good quality of life be traded for 30 years of debt slavery?
“I work 60 hours a week to afford a house I sleep in for 6 hours!” That’s not living that’s existing in economic purgatory. Should a good quality of life be traded for 30 years of debt slavery?
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